A Struggle for Power --
Abortion, the Court, and American Politics --
No Longer "the Least Dangerous" Branch --
The Cult of the Robe --
The Myth of Merit --
Process of Appointment --
Political Trade-offs --
Packing the Court --
Betrayed by Justice --
Off-the-Bench Activities --
Independence and Accountability --
Life in the Marble Temple --
Before the Marble Temple --
In the Marble Temple --
Justice and Company--Nine Little Law Firms --
Administrative Staff and Political Struggles --
Managing the Caseload --
Deciding What to Decide --
Access to Justice --
Setting the Agenda --
Agenda for Policy-making--Who Benefits, Who Loses? --
Review Denied, Justice Denied? --
Deciding Cases and Writing Opinions --
The Role of Oral Argument --
Conference on Merits --
Opinion-Writing Process --
The Value of Judicial Opinions --
Institutional and Individual Opinions --
The Court and American Life --
Opinion Days --
Communicating Decisions to the Media --
Implementing Rulings and Achieving Compliance --
The Supreme Court and American Life --
Members of the Supreme Court of the United States.